Suggest jobs for my wife.

[MazerRackham]

Substitute science teacher!

 

[EarthwormJim]

Lab Technician at a college maybe.

 

[Vette73]

If you have a decent car tell her to haul pizzas. It will get close to $10-15 mark but most wages will be under the table so it shoudl equal $15 once you take into accoutn taxs. Also hours are flexable so she can still go to school.

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
If you have a decent car tell her to haul pizzas. It will get close to $10-15 mark but most wages will be under the table so it shoudl equal $15 once you take into accoutn taxs. Also hours are flexable so she can still go to school.

Yes, have the mother of your children who just sacraficed 10 years of her life for the good of your family put on a Papa John's hat and deliver pizza's to frat houses and crack alley's; I can't think of a better way to say "thank you." 😛

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: gopunk
lab work strikes me as the most obvious thing

10 years out and $15/hr will not be a top pick in that endevour.

$15 x 40 is tough for many in that boat.

Waitressing would probably deliver in a top restaurant. They will fire her if she doesn't bring sales to the table.

 

[biggestmuff]

whorin'

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Not a smart thing to say.

shows a lack of common sense.

Please take a week to come up with a reasonable HELPFUL answer

Anandtech Moderator

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Home Depot pays something like that.

House cleaners also.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Try to raise kids for a while

It is amazing how many useful skils one is forced to develop.

I am amazed that someone with your reputation would come up with such a gradeschool response

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Try to raise kids for a while

It is amazing how many useful skils one is forced to develop.

I am amazed that someone with your reputation would come up with such a gradeschool response

you're both right, although the question "Does she have any useful skills" was worded poorly. especially when you consider $15 /hr, the type of skills required for that pay grade aren't usually very specific.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Try to raise kids for a while

It is amazing how many useful skils one is forced to develop.

I am amazed that someone with your reputation would come up with such a gradeschool response

But you're learning basic skills that the general populous could no doubt tackle as well. Time management, handling unruly co-workers/bosses (kids), managing a schedule, multitasking. These are basic skills that are just considered REQUISITE for any job.

That doesn't make someone special. What I'm talking about is a specialized skill set. One can't just raise a few kids for 10 years then say, "Hey, I wanna be a computer programmer" if you haven't been exposed to that field or likewise say "Hey, I want to do DNA analysis or forensics."

It doesn't work that way, at least that's not the way I understand it. Raising kids is a tough job, don't get me wrong. But that doesn't give you a free pass to just any job once you decide to jump back into the market.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Okay. You tell that to any parent that has done it before. It's not like it helps with managing a workload, managing time, or completing tasks under duress or anything.

How about stuff that you can put on a resume (marketable skills), rather than a bunch of fluffy BS (used to dealing with stress because I've got kids...please:roll: ).

Bachelors in Bio is pretty useless w/o lab experience, I'd shoot for something more generic.

Before having my babies, while she was in scholl she did do lab assistant stuff.

 

[dopcombo]

Check with the local colleges and universities and see if they're hiring lab assistants?

Or operate a childcare service out of your home, if you guys are living in an area with a lot of young couples.
My neighbour in my apartment block does that. She's a lady in her 40s who looks after everyone else's children full time.

Wife and I will probably let her look after our kids too, once we have any. 😛

 

[uberman]

I believe education opens doors. I thought I'd recommend 6 months of study, studying seriously, get your papers and be a hospital pharmacy tech for $15.00 an hour or more.

It's $20.00 an hour at public hospitals here. It sounds as though your wife probably has most of the prerequisites in place already. I'm sure this would also look good on her resume in the future.

 

[VanTheMan]

I hear strippers can make like $3000 a night... Seriously, check job listings at local hospitals. If she's going into a nursing program, she can probably get a hospital to train her for CNA or Nurse Tech work and then she'll probably get an RN job easily lined up for her once she's done with that.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

check with the temp agencies....

 

[sonambulo]

All seriousness (for once from me, see punctuation means I'm for real), get her a job as a lab assistant somewhere. She can make like 13+ doing that which isnt perfect but has a lot of longterm benefits (tuition assistance, etc.).

 

[Geekbabe]

she needs a job as a CNA, particularly if she's going to be a nurse.

many of the responses in this thread provide ample evidence that any woman who contemplates being a stay at home mother is insane.

 

[Baked]

Why does every thread involving a female turn dirty after the third post?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Okay. You tell that to any parent that has done it before. It's not like it helps with managing a workload, managing time, or completing tasks under duress or anything.

How about stuff that you can put on a resume (marketable skills), rather than a bunch of fluffy BS (used to dealing with stress because I've got kids...please:roll: ).

Bachelors in Bio is pretty useless w/o lab experience, I'd shoot for something more generic.

Before having my babies, while she was in scholl she did do lab assistant stuff.

Well in that case, I'd shoot for a lab with entry position openings. $15/hr shouldn't be that hard to find

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Try to raise kids for a while

It is amazing how many useful skils one is forced to develop.

I am amazed that someone with your reputation would come up with such a gradeschool response

Sorry, but if you show up to an interview and start saying stuff like that (grasping straws,really) it only shows that you have no marketable skills. If i were you I'd drop that whole spiel all together, because it won't get your wife anywhere...

 

[loup garou]

I'll second (third, fourth, whatever) lab tech, but qualify it by recommending looking for a government research agency (USDA, FDA, USGS, etc) if there are any near you. I worked for the USDA in New Orleans through college for 4 years, swapping between full and part time and worked with several women doing the same as your wife. It's hard to beat the perks and security of a fed job, even as a part timer.

 

[vi edit]

CNA(Certified Nurses Assisstant) is an easy thing to get. It's a couple week long course that is offered at nights at most community colleges. Only a couple hundred bucks to do it.

CNA's are in super high demand and can pretty much name their hours. Pay would probably be more in the 12/hr scale unless she is working nights/weekends and getting a shift diff.

Not a glorious job by any degree...wiping assess and cleaning up stuff most of us don't want to touch. But that's something as a Mom she's a little used to any way 🙂

Another option would be a Pharmacy Tech at either a hospital or retail store. Will most likely pay better at a hospital and give more flexible hours. Pay is around $12-$15 hour after shift diffs.

 

[Cutterhead]

Dental Assistant is another one to consider. My fiancé has a degree in Life Sciences and she has been making decent money as a dental assistant while she prepares to go to dental school. There are usually a lot of positions to be filled and they are generally willing to train someone with little or no experience. Hours can be flexible as it is a top job for working mothers.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Cutterhead
Dental Assistant is another one to consider. My fiancé has a degree in Life Sciences and she has been making decent money as a dental assistant while she prepares to go to dental school. There are usually a lot of positions to be filled and they are generally willing to train someone with little or no experience. Hours can be flexible as it is a top job for working mothers.

Good call, but the pay just isn't there for a lot of them. My Mom was a dental assistant for 20 years and is now administrative for a large dental firm in central IL. Their assistants are only making around $10 an hour starting out...and raises don't come that often.

But you are right, it is in high demand. The firm my mother works for can't staff enough reliable assistants.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: doze
Does she have any useful skills or just a degree?

See: She hasn't worked for the last ten years, she's been raising kids.

Of course she has usefull skills.

Raising kids isn't really a useful skill in the real world...unless you're in daycare or something like that.

Okay. You tell that to any parent that has done it before. It's not like it helps with managing a workload, managing time, or completing tasks under duress or anything.

How about stuff that you can put on a resume (marketable skills), rather than a bunch of fluffy BS (used to dealing with stress because I've got kids...please:roll: ).

Bachelors in Bio is pretty useless w/o lab experience, I'd shoot for something more generic.

Before having my babies, while she was in scholl she did do lab assistant stuff.

Well in that case, I'd shoot for a lab with entry position openings. $15/hr shouldn't be that hard to find

Most lab tech positions require certification or licensure. The mere technicians will be lucky to make $15/hr compared to the licensed technologists.